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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-5-44. Church edifice liable to sale for debt.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-5-44. Church edifice liable to sale for debt.

In the absence of other property, where a church congregation has incurred a valid debt the church edifice and site are liable to sale for its payment.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 2361; Civil Code 1910, § 2834; Code 1933, § 22-407; Code 1933, § 22-5505, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.

## History of Code Section.

The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Lyons v. Planters’ Loan & Sav. Bank, 86 Ga. 485, 12 S.E. 882 (1890).